Posted on 09/17/2018 8:18:08 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on the FBI to investigate allegations of attempted sexual assault facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, charges that have delayed his confirmation vote.
Schumer on Monday evening accused the White House of “intentionally” choosing “to bury its head in the sand and make weak excuses” for its pick.
“We need the FBI to step forward to ensure that the Senate and American public have complete information about this troubling alleged incident before a hearing is held,” he said in a statement.
Schumer issued his remarks shortly after the Justice Department announced that the allegation against Kavanaugh “does not involve any potential federal crime,” according to the Associated Press.
Department officials asserted Monday evening that the FBI’s role in conducting background checks is to assess whether potential nominees may pose risks to national security. They may have concluded a 36-year-old charge of attempted assault stemming from Kavanaugh’s high school years does not threaten national security.
Schumer explained that he is not asking for a criminal investigation but for a deeper probe since the earlier FBI review did not delve into claims by Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh attempted to strip off her clothes while she was attending a party as a 15-year-old high school sophomore.
“The White House understands very well that we aren’t asking to open a criminal investigation, but to have the FBI re-open and complete the standard background investigation for someone who has been nominated for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court,” he said in his statement.
A Democratic aide said the White House can urge the FBI to reopen its background check since Kavanaugh is one of its nominees.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold an additional day of hearings Monday to review Ford’s accusation and to give Kavanaugh a chance to refute her claims.
Hundreds of graduates from Ford’s high school, the Holton-Arms School, have signed a letter declaring they believe her story. The signatories include women who graduated in the early 1980s and could, according to Democrats and their allies, provide some corroborating evidence pertaining to Kavanaugh’s conduct three decades ago.
A group of 65 women who knew Kavanaugh when he attended high school from 1979 to 1983 wrote in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee that “for the entire time” they knew Kavanaugh, he “has behaved honorably and treated women with respect.”
Oh look this thread again.
How about the FBI investigate Chucky Schumer for political crimes (donations), being insane, and selling out the Constitution? They’d need a task force to do that.
It used to be RACIST allegations.
Today, it’s RAPIST.
But let’s not forget the RAPIST IN CHIEF. BILL CLINTON.
See, libs, how much we hate you.
I saw on FaceBook where DiFi is backing off on having her testify. IMHO there was a complete lack of due diligence by her staff which, of course, was jumped on by our side. She is smart enough to realize they may have a ringer on their hands, Chuck U Schumer not so much. I think they have a martyr on their hands, willing to sacrifice herself “for the cause.”
She would resort to crying and claiming she was being 'raped' a second time.
I’m not on Facebook. What did she write there to lead you to that conclusion?
Bret: Wasn't ever in such a situation, don't know her, didn't do it.
Bret's friend: This didn't happen.
Accuser's shrink: In 2012 She said something happened 30 years ago, but provided no names.
FBI: There's nothing to investigate.
As long as all the pols like Chuck get the 'Gadaffi-ride' through town then it might be worth it.
Some guy who went to that school decides to tell the truth. Yeah, something like that happened, I was drunk at this party and I maybe did get a little fresh with you, and yeah, my friend stopped it before it got too out of hand.
But, yeah, that was me, not Kavanaugh. I don't remember seeing him at the party.
And the other guy was this other dude, he remembers it too.
If they were both huge donors to the GOP that would be even sweeter, because it would be obvious that both sides can now make up stories to support their candidates if they have people willing to lie.
The Kavanaugh nomination would sail through: there would be some some legal jeopardy to the person making the claim (unless it were true, and then they would deserve the legal jeopardy. Hell they could even plead guilty and do 10 hours of community service.)
Schumer= Wormtongue.
Schucks and his ilk hide behind guns, while trying to take the guns away from the peasants they’re tyrannizing...
Feinschwein and Chuckles are too old to understand what "scrubbing your social media" means...
“Schumer explained that he is not asking for a criminal investigation but for a deeper probe”
What the hell is ‘deeper’ than a criminal investigation? Is he talking waterboarding and pulling out fingernails?
Excellent.
Both agencies appear to be acting in that capacity.
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